<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
era	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Debuting	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
became	O
a	O
flagship	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
brand	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
Kratos	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
most	O
popular	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
of	O
the	O
Greek	O
era	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
re-released	O
through	O
three	O
separate	O
compilations	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
platform	O
:	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Origins	O
Collection	O
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Saga	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Saga	O
,	O
each	O
collection	O
features	O
remastered	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
later	O
remastered	O
as	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
Remastered	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
)	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Language
of	I-Language
War	I-Language
:	I-Language
Betrayal	I-Language
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Ragnarök	I-Application
are	O
the	O
only	O
installments	O
that	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
remastered	O
for	O
a	O
newer	O
platform	O
or	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
definitive	O
way	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game[s]	O
 "	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
prompted	O
Sony	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
new	O
line	O
of	O
remastered	B-Device
games	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
which	O
expanded	O
to	O
subsequent	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
is	O
a	O
remastered	B-Device
port	I-Device
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
single	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
under	O
Sony	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
"	O
Classics	B-Device
HD	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
Ultimate	O
Trilogy	O
Edition	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
Trilogy	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2013	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
May	O
9	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
May	O
14	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
May	O
15	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
ported	O
by	O
Bluepoint	O
Games	O
and	O
feature	O
high-definition	O
720p	O
anti-aliased	B-Algorithm
graphics	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
and	O
Trophies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bonus	O
materials	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
two-disc	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
are	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Blu-ray	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
produced	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
feedback	O
from	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
was	O
viewed	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
introducing	O
new	O
players	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
before	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
game	O
demo	O
from	O
E3	O
2009	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
early	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
's	O
Santa	O
Monica	O
Studio	O
—	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
original	O
developer	O
—	O
ran	O
a	O
sweepstakes	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
grand	O
prize	O
was	O
an	O
autographed	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
disc	O
,	O
exclusive	O
artwork	O
created	O
and	O
signed	O
by	O
a	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
team	O
member	O
,	O
a	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
Kratos	O
T-shirt	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
figurine	O
of	O
Kratos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
place	O
prize	O
was	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
signed	O
by	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
subscribers	O
could	O
download	O
a	O
one-hour	O
trial	O
of	O
each	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
,	O
Plus	O
subscribers	O
received	O
a	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
skin	O
with	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
each	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
Phantom	O
of	O
Chaos	O
"	O
(	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
)	O
and	O
"	O
Forgotten	O
Warrior	O
"	O
(	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bonus	O
materials	O
for	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
were	O
not	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
digital	O
download	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patch	O
update	O
version	O
1.01	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
allowed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
via	O
the	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
90.78	O
%	O
based	O
on	O
43	O
reviews	O
and	O
91/100	O
based	O
on	O
50	O
reviews	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
75.00	O
%	O
based	O
on	O
15	O
reviews	O
and	O
73/100	O
based	O
on	O
28	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
stated	O
the	O
collection	O
is	O
"	O
two	O
fantastic	O
games	O
on	O
one	O
disc	O
for	O
a	O
low	O
price	O
;	O
puts	O
you	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
mindset	O
for	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
LifeStyle	O
(	O
5/5	O
)	O
said	O
"	O
Those	O
…	O
familiar	O
with	O
Kratos	O
will	O
enjoy	O
the	O
extra	O
polish	O
the	O
Collection	O
brings	O
to	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
era	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
further	O
titles	O
would	O
receive	O
similar	O
treatment	O
for	O
release	O
under	O
its	O
new	O
"	O
Classics	B-Device
HD	I-Device
"	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
2.4	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
eighteenth	B-Device
best-selling	I-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
3	I-Device
game	I-Device
of	I-Device
all	I-Device
time	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Origins	O
Collection	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Collection	O
–	O
Volume	O
II	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
remastered	B-Device
port	I-Device
of	O
the	O
two	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
—	O
Chains	B-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
and	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
—	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
single	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Sony	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Origins	O
Collection	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Origins	O
Collection	O
features	O
native	O
1080p	O
high-definition	O
video	O
,	O
anti-aliased	B-Algorithm
graphics	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
DualShock	O
3	O
rumble	O
features	O
,	O
Trophies	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
release	O
to	O
feature	O
Stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
–	O
Game	O
Directors	O
Live	O
documentary	O
,	O
Kratos	O
Legionnaire	O
bonus	O
skin	O
,	O
and	O
Forest	O
of	O
the	O
Forgotten	O
combat	O
arena	O
(	O
originally	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
for	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
)	O
are	O
also	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Origins	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Origins	O
Collection	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
make	O
things	O
like	O
boss	O
fights	O
and	O
magical	O
effects	O
much	O
more	O
mesmerizing	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
added	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
cinematics	O
are	O
not	O
in	O
3D	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
…	O
unfortunate	O
considering	O
how	O
cutscenes	O
are	O
such	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
storytelling	O
in	O
any	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Origins	O
Collection	O
had	O
sold	O
711,737	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Saga	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
five	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Collections	O
line	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
includes	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Chains	B-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
two	O
Blu-ray	O
Discs	O
—	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
I	I-Application
and	O
II	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
III	O
on	O
the	O
second	O
—	O
and	O
a	O
voucher	O
to	O
download	O
Chains	B-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
and	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
retain	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
as	O
their	O
first	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
also	O
includes	O
exclusive	O
bonus	O
content	O
and	O
a	O
voucher	O
for	O
a	O
one-month	O
trial	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
September	O
27	O
until	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Saga	O
,	O
PlayStation.Blog	O
ran	O
a	O
weekly	O
countdown	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
epic	O
moments	O
as	O
voted	O
by	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Facebook	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Death	O
of	O
Ares	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
voted	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
#1	O
most	O
epic	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
moment	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Latin	O
America	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
version	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
Saga	O
,	O
titled	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	O
Omega	O
Collection	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Omega	O
Collection	O
features	O
three	O
Blu-ray	O
discs	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
two	O
,	O
with	O
Chains	B-Application
of	I-Application
Olympus	I-Application
and	O
Ghost	B-Application
of	I-Application
Sparta	I-Application
included	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Fleming	O
of	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
collection	O
"	O
is	O
perhaps	O
the	O
best	O
value	O
buy	O
for	O
any	O
console	O
available	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
"	O
this	O
collection	O
is	O
not	O
for	O
you	O
"	O
as	O
all	O
games	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
III	I-Application
)	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
will	O
"	O
likely	O
be	O
redundant	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fleming	O
added	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
odd	O
that	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
games	O
were	O
included	O
as	O
downloads	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
have	O
seen	O
content	O
migrate	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
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